| Grand Theft Auto IV | 
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| From: Rockstar Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $27.50
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (250 reviews)
Sales Rank: 151
Platform: Playstation 3
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 37011
Model: 15782621
UPC: 710425372339
EAN: 0710425370113
ASIN: B000HKP88C
Release Date: April 29, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
Even with glitches... May 4, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
First off, no game is perfect. I don't care how good of a system you claim to have, there is going to be frame rate issues, and sometimes more serious problems.
This game is no exception. The first 15 hours of game play is nothing but smooth sailing. The graphics are a little better than before, and have a deep contrast than the X-Box version. When you first start out you have absolutely no weapons to wield. You can disarm one of the thugs that attacks Roman who has a knife (simple move).
Stealing cars has to be one of the funnest things I've done in this game, aside from bowling with whomever the lady of the hour is. The only thing I don't like is that the cops pretty much don't bother you unless you ram them, or they see you stealing a car. But then again, that's pretty much at the start.
Now, the bad side to this. There are glitches. Interesting ones, like disappearing into your fridge is really a beautiful glitch, and locking up the PS3 (60gig) is also bad. The fix is to reinstall the data though. Anyway, this is a good game that has a few bugs in it. Enjoy it none the less.
12 hours in, things are starting to feel a little too familiar... May 4, 2008
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
I've been playing GTA 4 for about 12 hours now. Is it a masterpiece, an opus that raises the bar and redefines the genre? No, not really. But it is a very worthy follow-on to the GTA series that really uses the capabilities of the 360 and PS3. And it clearly is a follow-on, in the sense that in most ways, it is literally a bigger, better GTA 3.
If you're a GTA fan, and haven't yet bought GTA 4, then definitely go buy it. I predict that you'll enjoy it immensely. If you've never really gotten into the GTA series, then GTA 4 has little new to entice you with.
GTA 4 is a very good game. The storyline, while not at the level of "The Sopranos" or "The Wire", is deep, moving, and involving. The missions, as in all the GTA games, have a lot of variety, but not much (so far) that I haven't seen before. The high-res graphics, while hardly "cinematic", are fairly realistic and are a big step up from previous GTA games.
The soundtrack--because that's the best way to describe it--is where GTA4 really shines. The music is well-chosen, diverse, and permeates all parts of the game. There is rarely a scene where you're not hearing a song in the background, and it usually fits the mood extremely well. I look forward to doing some relaxing driving through town, with Philip Glass, ELO, or Smashing Pumpkins on the radio. With real-world gas prices pushing or over $4 a gallon, cruising around Liberty City is starting to have a lot of appeal.
The old GTA3 humor is back with a vengeance. I missed it in the Vice City and San Andreas sequels, and it is very nice to have it again. Plus, it is hidden everywhere in the game, on the radio as always, on TV, on the internet, you name it.
There are a few obvious flaws in the game:
- The graphics, while generally of high quality, sometimes are obviously and jarringly bad. Polygon edges are often easily seen, aliasing artifacts / jaggies are far too common, and frames are dropped during busy scenes. Sometimes the graphics do look pretty high-def, but more often they just look better than GTA 3.
- The targeting mode, in my opinion, is a little worse than in previous GTA games. Or, it is simply different, and I've become accustomed to working around the old system's flaws. Auto-targeting has a nasty habit of picking a person--and really, really wanting to jump back to that person--who has nothing to do with the action, and not picking the person who is ten feet away unloading an Uzi into you.
- As I mentioned, the missions are nothing new. There are a lot of "chase 'em and kill 'em" variants. Even with the superb storyline, I'm already starting to lose interest.
- The game has already locked up on me twice and become "stuck" (where it seems to still be working but ignores button presses) twice. I've had earlier GTA games lock up on me upon rare occasion, but it usually involved 5 "wanted" stars and me trying to do something stupid or clever, but GTA 4's lockups are already far beyond what I've seen in the past. Hopefully Rockstar will send out an easily downloadable patch to fix these bugs.
- There are more "Sims"-style interactions in the game, and while that new dimension may work for some people, for me it is a distraction. I've already grown tired of going out on dates with high-maintenance friends and lovers, and would prefer that there be some sort of opt-out for that entire aspect of the game. The dates generally involve a lot of cross-town driving, a little "fun" playing virtual pool, darts, or bowling, then more driving. For me, the fun stopped after the first experience of each new type of date and the first "hot coffee" scene.
 Great game, too bad it locks up! May 4, 2008
12 out of 36 found this review helpful
The game seems real fun, but it is unplayable because it locks up constantly. I have even heard reports that after playing this game, some people have experienced lock ups on other games, so it could be that this game fries your PS3. STAY AWAY FROM THIS GAME until the lockup issues have been resolved.
 How to fix most freezing May 4, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
My game was stuck this morning (5/3/08) loading into the game.
After multiple tries- still no luck.
YOU NEED TO LOG OUT OF PSN OR DISCONNECT FROM INTERNET- then you'll be ok!
As far as the game- I'll review it later.
But this fix really works.
Good luck!
Don't Buy Until Rockstar Fixes Freezing Issues May 3, 2008
17 out of 45 found this review helpful
On my 60GB machine Grad Theft Auto IV keeps freezing and now won't even load. Even after following Rockstar's instructions on the problem the game keeps getting stuck in an infinite loop while loading the last saved point. Don't buy until Rockstar provides a patch. No other game on my PS3 has had a problem.
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